I received a birthday card from my big sis last week where inside there was a beautifully crafted poem about sisters along with a lovely birthday wish. She had hand written a note at the bottom of the card and just above her signature it read, "You Are My Hero!" It made me a little queasy because I do not feel worthy of such praise.
I do not volunteer at a hospital to care for the sick and elderly, I do what a mom is supposed to do and take care of my children. I do try to make sure no harm comes to my family but I did not sign up to possibly put my life in danger to defend our country. I may try to find solace for Daniel in a world that seems misplaced but I do not travel to foreign lands to offer shelter and refuge to the homeless.
I am no superman nor do I always triumph over adversity.
I do not champion the lonely or bring riches to the unfortunate.
I did not volunteer for this job I refer to as "autism mom", I was simply drafted.
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Who is your Hero?
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"Maybe to yourself you're not a hero, but in everyone else's eyes you possibly are. You consider why they think you are--and you should realise why. A hero is only a title given to a truly amazing person."
And also you could have given your child up or had an abortion, so yes - it is an incredible thing your doing, and maybe you're your sister's hero?
A hero is not someone who is necessarily born to be a hero, but is someone who when faced with a challenge suppresses their fear and does what is necessary to be done. You face adversity with grace, honor, and unconditional love. You may see it as just what you are supposed to do, but take your sister's kudos you have earned it.
BTW my heros are my children. They let nothing stand in their way to achieve their goals.
Its obvious your sister loves and respects you..
My hero is #1 God & #2 my husband...
Very well said. Like you, the mother of my children is my/our hero. She did not ask to have a son with autism but everyday, she wakes up and says I will do my best to make my son and my family as happy as they can be. She is tireless, positive and the remains the most beautiful woman ever. You are a hero just like the other mom's who never asked to have a child with autism.
You do a job that most people would never choose.
Being a mother is one of the hardest jobs.
Being a mother of a child with autism is much harder.
You are a hero.
@chelseanataliex@xanga - @aspergers2mom - @zaksdad - @KimisBarbie@xanga - @therosebotts@xanga -
When I posted this on my personal blog I received a couple of comments that made me think a little more about the word hero. I decided to look it up in the thesaurus and found the synonym: "champion" Continuing on from there I found three which I really loved, "defender, advocate, guardian" The hope is that we can all be regarded as any or all of these things in our childrens' hearts and minds.
In all sincerity I truly appreciate your thoughtful and touching comments. Thank You!!
You are what you believe you are, but I think your not giving yourself enough credit. A hero is someone that is there to help, period. That is it. Where there times you were there for your sis, when she felt down? Just think about it, even a small smile can change the whole outcome of the day!! A joke? Keep doing what you don't know your doing!! lol. good luck
@magicianscode@xanga - LOL, You really got me on that last line especially sinse there are many times I don't know what I am doing. :) Thank You
Like others have said, being a hero to someone doesn't mean that you go to war, or rescue children from burning buildings. It just means that you mean a lot to that person, and they admire you.
i volunteer at the hospital and i definitely dont consider myself a hero either
@orientaldoll@xanga - I think that is certainly admirable and I'm 100% positive your help is very much appreciated. :)
My husband is my hero. For days like yesterday. After a long day of military exercises that left him so exhausted he couldn't think straight, he snuck out of the house while I was nursing our baby to put gas in my car so I wouldn't have to think about it today. He's not my hero because he's in the military, he's my hero because he thinks of ways to help me when others would probably just go to bed. I don't think it's always super huge things that make people heroes, I think it can be the small things they do every day.
@furyyes@xanga - Well Said!!! :) You've got a keeper there.
My father is my hero. He's a software developer / computer programmer for a medical billing company. Not exactly prestigious or life-threatening. But still, he is the most amazing, honorable person I know.
@VampireOfSeduction@xanga - Father's many times are the unsung heros in life. That is so cool that you feel this way. Yeah!!
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